History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c13.s2.7

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5 *Chātabhata*: i. e. Bhatas or sepoys for Chātas or rouges,* police mounted or on foot, represent the modern police Jamadars Havaldars and constables. Kumārapāla Charita mentions that Chātabhatas were sent by Siddhārāja to apprehend the fugitive Kumārapāla. One plate records the grant of a village ‘unenterable by Chātabhatas.’